GRE Word List
PROPONENT
one who argues in favor of something : advocate
The meaning of the word proponent is one who argues in favor of something : advocate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| chore | the regular or daily light work of a household or farm |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| vaporize | to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor |
| breadth | distance from side to side : width |
| sidetrack | siding |
| antique | existing since or belonging to earlier times : ancient |
| ego | the self especially as contrasted with another self or the world |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |